What the study found
The study found that adaptive leadership is associated with greater employee resilience and hope, and with lower change-related uncertainty. It also found that hope partially mediates the relationship between adaptive leadership and employee resilience.
Why the authors say this matters
The authors conclude that the findings help explain how resilience can be built through adaptive leadership, using positive and negative emotion triggers. They say the paper offers actionable practices during organizational change.
What the researchers tested
The researchers examined the relationship between adaptive leadership, employee resilience, hope, and change-related uncertainty. They collected survey responses from 382 Chinese employees and analyzed the data using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), a statistical method for testing relationships among variables.
What worked and what didn't
Adaptive leadership was linked to higher hope and employee resilience, and to reduced change-related uncertainty. The mediation test showed that hope partially mediated the link between adaptive leadership and employee resilience.
What to keep in mind
The abstract does not describe detailed limitations. The study used responses from Chinese employees and survey-based analysis, so the available summary does not show whether the findings apply beyond that group.
Key points
- Adaptive leadership was associated with higher employee resilience.
- Adaptive leadership was also associated with higher hope.
- Adaptive leadership was associated with lower change-related uncertainty.
- Hope partially mediated the relationship between adaptive leadership and employee resilience.
- The study analyzed survey data from 382 Chinese employees using PLS-SEM.
Disclosure
- Research title:
- Adaptive leadership linked to greater employee resilience
- Authors:
- Kaifeng Yan, Marina Latukha, Wanting Guo, Yunxin Luo
- Institutions:
- St Petersburg University, St Petersburg University, St Petersburg University, St Petersburg University
- Publication date:
- 2026-02-27
- OpenAlex record:
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